Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-10-15
PETERSBURG.
xorrs FROM TIE SOUTH srDx-DRArH
OF AN OLD oITIzgE.
Alleged Railroad Thieves-rhe Charges
Against captain rrusheim Governor
Lee at the Colored Fair.


PETERSBURG, VA, Oct. II, 1887.
Mr.. Grandson L. Marks, whose ILL
ness was mentioned several days ago,
died last night at his residence, on
Guarantee street, aged seventy-eight
years. Mr.. Marks was a native Of
Prince George county. but came to this
city when quite Young, and had been a
resident OF Petersburg for upwards OF
sixty years. BY trade he was a builder,
and his business in that line was very
large.
Three negro men-William Robin
son, Lewis Winters and Fred. Gee
employed by the Petersburg Railroad
Company, were arrested this morning
on the charge OF robbing the cars OF
that company. 1t seems that last night
while the freight train was passing mp
Washington street one OF the cars was
broken open and quantity OF meat
thrown out. This meat was traced 10
the house Of one OF the above parties
and the other two were found to be inn
plicated in the theft Their cases will
be heard before the mayor tomorrow.
At a meeting OF the Petersburg Ar
tille1y held last night resolutions were
unanimously adopted approving the
course of Captain John Trushelm IN
The matter of the recent charges OF
irreeularity preferred against him 10y
two Of the members, and requesting
the two men who had made the charges
to send in their designations and uni
forms, declaring their further member
ship as distasteful and injurious to the
command. This request will doubt
less be promptly complied with.
Rev. II. r. AGREE, the newly-elected
pastor of the First Baptist church in
this city, arrived here to-day to assume
charge of his pastoral duties, and on
Sunday next will preach in that church.
His family will follow him in few
days.
The attendance at the fair OF the
Colored Agricultural Association to-day
was quite large, drawn thither 10y the
announcement that his Excellency
Governor Lee would be on the
grounds and deliver an address.
The Governor with Colonel G. OBJ.
Cowardin Of his staff arrived at 1880
O'Clock this afternoon. He was met by
LAWYER Mcllvaine and representative
of the Colored Fair Association. he
was driven at once to the grounds.
After witnessing the trotting race the
Governor was very gracefully intro
ducod TO the crowd 10y President Har'
ris. of the Fair Association, and de-
hvered very practical and appropriate
address. He was listened TO with
marked attention and was loudly APP
plauded. In his introduction Harris
said that he had done all in his power
TO defeat Governor Lee for the position
of executive of the State, yet could but
acknowledge that since he had occu-
pied the Governors chair there was
nothing in his official acts that he (Har'
ris) could condemn.
The Governor left for Richmond al
3 o'clock on the fast mail to meeta Dusl-
ness engagement.
II was announced once or twice that
addresses would be delivered on the
grounds by Senator Malone, ex-Sena-
tor Bruce, and John NJ. LangstOn, but
none Of them made their appearance.
GENERAL NOTES.
Wright" whose brief letter refer
ring to the cotton crop of Virginia the
DiSpdtch lately published, asks yCul
correspondent TO say by way of apollo
ey to Farmer" of Ivor, that hi:
omission Of old southampton as the
leading embarrassing county wa'
purely inadvertent, and he adds t.
that county Nansemond and Isle o.
Wight as going to swell the crop.
The trial Of the negro girl Molli'
Jones, charged with Intentional,
causing the death Of n child OF Mr.
William Il. Williams, OF Prince George
county, recently, and who was yester
day indicted for the crime IN TN
County Court, was continued untll tn
next term.
Not less than ffty-two wagons, most
" four-horse teams, were seen on tn
streets Yesterday delivering their load
Of tobacco and cOttOn-mostly cotton
but tins is an almost daily scene now.
The Petersburg newsboys are all, o
nearly all, negroes. Two OF Ia
most energetic of the number are to
tally blind, yet they MANAGE 10 raw
gate the streets rapidly without app'
rent difficulty serving Their customer
promptly and faithfully.
qhe Republicans Of Prince Geore
had meeting at the Courthouse ye.
ttrday at which there were several a,
dresses.
qle steamboat River Belle, 50 Ion
expected, vii probably arrive here Il
morrow, when the "PetcTso1rS an
James-Riycr Line wiz formally con
mtnce operations.
building operations have been
brisk here for eome time past that 1t n
been q difficult matter ID procure skl
cd carpenters, AMI still continues 50.
It's said that the pressure on oar t
lacco manufacturers is 50 great Ia
scyt1al Of the leading factories N, RI
ming night and day. ROBIN AoNG.